Question

Gerardo believes that every time he picks up a penny he is blessed with good fortune, since the last time he picked up a penny he had a lottery win, and the time before that he got a big bonus at work. Gerardo's perception is likely a product of a(n) ________.

A) self-serving bias
B) high-positive affect
C) emotional dimensions
D) affect intensity
E) illusory correlation

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "E": illusory correlation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Illusory correlations are thoughts that relate events to certain causes that actually do not have anything to do with each other. These are subjective beliefs people tend to create based on ideas widely spread in their surrounding environment or to attribute a reason for facts they do not know how to explain.

Answer 2

E) illusory correlation

Step-by-step explanation:

An illusory correlation happens when someone mistakenly believes that the occurrence of one event will result in the occurrence of other unrelated events.

Psychologically every single one of us tends to create a relationship between unrelated events, but some simply go one step ahead and deeply believe in a strict cause-effect relationship.

For example, a lot of people tend to create a relationship between very beautiful women and not being smart. While being pretty has nothing to do with being intelligent. I've met beautiful women that are extremely smart and very capable at work, while other not beautiful women are simply the opposite.